Transferring, translating, and transforming: An integrative framework for managing knowledge across boundaries

Organization Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 555-568

  Carlile, Paul R ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary management; Innovation; Knowledge; Path dependence; Power; Product development

Indexed keywords

EID: 7544248475     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1040.0094     Document Type: Article

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